City Park officials will vote on a proposal Tuesday that could bring a championship golf complex to the park by the fall of 2014. The City Park Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday afternoon and vote on a plan to partner with the Bayou District Foundation to run the facility.

Should the measure pass, construction bids would be let out and work on the complex, expected to cost about $24.5 million, could start some time in February, after Mardi Gras, which is Feb. 8, 2013. It is expected to take about 18 months to complete, meaning the new golf course could open in the fall of 2014.

The Bayou District Foundation -- a nonprofit group that joined in the redevelopment of the St. Bernard public-housing complex -- would manage the facility and contribute $8.9 million in private money to build it.

City Park will use $15.5 million for the project, $5.9 million which will come from FEMA reimbursements from Katrina and $9.65 million from the state capital outlay program.

The two sides have been working on an agreement for the last few years. City Park let out a request for proposal in December of 2009 and the Bayou District Foundation was awarded the bid in March of 2010. Since then, they’ve haggled over details of the partnership, such as how long the Foundation would manage the facility and how much revenue it would get.